On Reds fans: "Reds fans are the best fans of all. I've seen Reds fans cheer at opposition when they make a good play. You go to other cities and they don't do that.

On RBI: "When people say a man is in scoring position at second and third. They're in scoring position when they're at first base when I was up! No brag, just fact."

On first meeting his idol Willie Mays when playing with the Giants: "It was nerve-racking. I didn't know what to say. I was trying to talk but nothing was coming out of my mouth."

On the 1976 World Series: We went in with the attitude that we would have both barrels firing - no mercy. Winning four-straight was great. We weren't looking to win four straight but as it turned out we were able to dominate the New York Yankees.

On his epic sideburns: "I tried to grow them back but they came back in a gray color so ... I call them power burns!"